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Hands-on: Infectiously Weird Movie Creator App ‘Mindshow’ is Now Free on Steam

Mindshow, the app that lets you create animated movies with the use of a VR headset, is now available for general release on Steam following its invite-only alpha. Letting you essentially jump into an avatar, record physical movements, simulate facial...

Sensics Releases High Resolution VR Headset Built Specially for Arcades and Theme Parks

Sensic, a long-time player in virtual reality and co-founder of OSVR, finally released their VR headset destined to make its way to public venues such as theme parks and arcades. Teasing the project late last year, the enterprise-facing headset is touted to...
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VR Health & Exercise Institute Finds Many VR Games Are Better Exercise Than a Treadmill

According to Aaron Stanton, director of the newly-founded Virtual Reality Institute of Health and Exercise, many of the popular VR games and applications are actually more effective at burning calories than a traditional treadmill exercise routine. The organisation recently...

‘Bioflight VR’ for Medical Training, Patient Behavior Modification, & Diagnosis

The design team behind Bioflight VR has worked on television shows such as CSI and ER, and they've been able to translate their VFX visualization skills into a virtual reality medical education venture. Their original plans were to use...
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Google Releases ARCore for Android, The Company’s Answer to Apple ARKit

In an answer to Apple's recently released ARKit, a developer tool used for making augmented reality apps and games that run on newer iPad and iPhones, Google today released a preview of a new Android-compatible software development kit (SDK) called ARCore. Google prides...

Hands-on: ‘Marble Land’ Promises Hours of Complex Physics-based Puzzles, Launching on All Major Platforms

Marble Land is a physics-based puzzle game from Devious Technologies, a Bucharest, Romania based studio. We got a chance at this year's Gamescom to pop into the unique little puzzler, which is slated to launch in the next few...

PlayStation VR All-in Bundle $50 Cheaper Thanks to ‘Free’ Tracking Camera

Amidst all the VR headset price cuts, PlayStation VR is finally seeing a discount, albeit not nearly as dramatic as Oculus Rift's or HTC Vive's. In the US and Canada, the headset will soon come bundled with a PlayStation Camera—an integral part of...
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‘Sparc’, the 1v1 VR Sport From CCP Games, Launches Today on PSVR

Originally starting its life as an experimental VR project called 'Project Arena', the competitive-focused VR sport Sparc launches today on PSVR. Update (8/29/17): Sparc launches today on PSVR priced at $30 / €30 / £23. Because the game is primarily focused on 1v1...

‘Dance Tonite’ is an Excellent (and groovy) Showcase of WebVR’s Potential

Amsterdam-based interactive designer Jonathan Puckey and Studio Moniker’s collaboration with Google's Data Arts Team has produced a compelling experience called Dance Tonite, which runs from a single website and offers something for everyone from mobile to desktop to VR....

Hands-on: Microsoft’s “Mixed Reality” VR Motion Controllers

Microsoft debuted the lengthily-named "Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers" back in May, but until now we haven't had a chance to actually try them out. During a recent meeting with Microsoft in San Francisco, I got to try the...

SteamVR Will Support Windows VR Headsets

Microsoft today announced that Windows VR headsets will be able to play SteamVR content. Microsoft is working toward the launch of consumer Windows VR headsets coming this holiday, and today co-announced with Valve that the headsets will support SteamVR content. “The...

“Future Halo experiences” Coming to Windows VR Headsets, Microsoft Says

Microsoft today announced that 343 Industries, the studio tasked with overseeing the Halo franchise, will be creating Halo-themed experiences for the company's lineup of VR headsets. The information, revealed by HoloLens' chief inventor and 'Mixed Reality' project lead Alex Kipman, comes alongside the...

‘Mixed Reality Ultra PCs’ Will Run Windows VR Headsets With Higher Refresh Rates & Better Graphics

Microsoft is planning to divvy up so-called 'Mixed Reality PCs' into two categories, standard and Ultra. PCs meeting the higher specification will be designated 'Ultra' and will run Windows VR headsets at higher framerates and with better graphics. Microsoft is...

Windows VR Headset and Controller Bundles Launch This Holiday Starting at $400

Microsoft today announced that the company will be bundling its Windows VR headsets and motion controllers, and making them available for purchase this holiday season starting at $400. Revealed by Alex Kipman, HoloLens' chief inventor and technical lead, a "variety" of headsets...

Here’s 67 Apps and Companies Planning to Support Windows VR Headsets

Microsoft today announced a bevy of information regarding their upcoming Windows VR headset launch, which will see headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo coming this holiday season starting at $400. Revealed today by HoloLens chief inventor and project lead...
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